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As you've discovered, if you use softer springs (or just two instead of three) then you'll just need to stretch them more to get back to the same tension or the bridge will rise off the body.
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So how do some people have this "feather like" fluency with a trem, is it because the trem is set to pull up and as well as dive, or is it because they're just used to the pressure needed?
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson
A tight fitting trem arm is useful, because there is no movement to take up the slack when diving, Feline do a Floyd push in replacement which works well-but not 100 percent it is a direct fit on a Wolfgang.
I am using 2 springs on a Frankenstein strung with 10-52, Eb tuning, dive only. I have the springs angled to provide a little more tension, most of my other floyd instruments have 3 springs, but I am using fairly heavy strings.
The arm has some small amount of slack but it's a Gotoh trem and I don't think the Feline arm fits (plus I'm left handed). But that's not my problem though, it's a more general force thing.
The annoying thing is I've got two of these and one is easier than the other? I think it's a case of "man up" etc...
For 9-42 or 9-46 we can use two springs instead of three, the trem is still resting on the body but the claw is screwed in further.
There's less resistance when using the trem